The development of an alternative method in the assessment of critical thinking as an outcome of nursing education

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 120-130

  Daly, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Argument complexity; Critical thinking; Nursing education; Reasoning; Think aloud technique; Triangulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDWIFE; NURSING EDUCATION; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; THINKING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BENCHMARKING; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWIFERY; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; THINKING;

EID: 0035488907     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01949.x     Document Type: Article

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